Wire-fence brace.



No. 804,969. PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905. L. OLSON.

WIRE FENCE BRAOE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12,1905.

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LEWISOLSON, OF MADISON, WISCONSIN.

WIRE-FENCE BRACE- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed July 12,1905. Serial No. 269,346.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS OLSON, a citizen ments in Wire-Fence'Braces,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wlre fences, and

'more particularly to a brace which is adapted to be placed between theposts in order to reinforce same.

The object of this invention is to produce a device of this characterwhich can be easily and quickly placed in position, which will form asecure brace for the posts, and which will be simple and durable inconstruction.

ith these objects in. view the invention consists, essentially, of a rodprovided at its re-' spective ends with right and left hand threads andof peculiarly-shaped nuts fitting on the ends of the rod and adapted tobe screwed against the sides of the posts.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means forefiecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view, partsbeing broken away, showing the application of the device. Fig. 2 is atop plan view of one of the nuts. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of therod and shows a modification thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The numeral 1 designates two adjacent fenceposts, and 2 the fence-wires.The rod 3 is provided at its opposite ends with'right and left handscrew-threads L and 5. Peculiarly-constructed nuts 6 fit on the end ofthe rod 3 and are provided with a head 7, formed with flattened sidesfor the engagement of a wrench, and a base 8, which fits against thesides of the posts. The base 8 is provided with a number of openingsthrough which spikes 9 are driven into the post in order to prevent thenut from turning loose or slipping out of position upon the posts.

A modification is shown in Fig. 3, in which the rod 3 is made in twosections, which are slidably connected to enable the length of the rodto be varied according to the distance betweentheposts.Oneofthesectionsis formed with a longitudinal slot, while the oppositesection is provided with a bolt which passes through the slot and isemployed to clamp the two sections together when the desired adj ustmenthas been attained. This enables one form of the device to be used underall circumstances and does not require special forms screwed out intoengagement with the'postsuntil a sufiicient amount of pressure has beenproduced. The spikes 9 are then driven into the posts through theopenings in the base of the nuts and effectively prevent the brace fromworking loose.

Diagonal wires 10 can be employed if desired, anda trussed constructionobtained which forms a firm brace for the posts.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- In adevice of the character described, the combination of a rod formed intwo sections which are slidably connected, one of the sections beingprovided with a longitudinal slot while the opposite section is providedwith a bolt which passes through the slot and is employed to clamp thetwo sections together when the required adjustment has been attained,said rod being provided at its opposite ends with right and left handscrew-threads nuts fitting on the ends of the rod and formed withfaceted heads having an annular flange around the base thereof whichfitsagainst the LEWIS OLSON.

WVitnesses:

J AooB FREEMANN, MARY CARR.

